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Newest Titles (10) Category: Newest Titles
| Wings Over The Desert
| Total Clicks: 41 | Report Broken Link |
by Desmond Seward
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Haynes Publishing (November 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1844256723
ISBN-13: 978-1844256723
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
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| SE 5a vs Albatros D V 
| Total Clicks: 102 | Report Broken Link |
1917-1918
by Jon Guttman
Paperback: 80 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (October 20, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 184603471X
ISBN-13: 978-1846034718
Amid the ongoing quest for aerial superiority during World War I, the late spring of 1917 saw two competing attempts to refine proven designs. The Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a incorporated improvements to the original SE 5 airframe along with 50 more horsepower to produce a fast, reliable ace-maker. The Albatros D V, a sleeker development of the deadly D III of 'Bloody April' notoriety, proved to be more disappointing as it suffered a rash of lower wing failures. Nevertheless, Albatrosen remained the most numerically important fighters available when the Germans launched their final offensive on March 21 1918. Despite its shortcomings, German tactics and skill made the Albatros D V a dangerous foe that SE 5a pilots dismissed at their peril. This title tells the story of the design and development of these two fighters and concludes with their dramatic fights in the last year of World War I.
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| Knight of Germany: Oswald Boelcke German Ace
| Total Clicks: 31 | Report Broken Link |
by Johannes Werner
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Casemate (October 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935149113
ISBN-13: 978-1935149118
The story of the fighter pilot the Red Baron himself sought to emulate...
German air ace Oswald Boelcke was a national hero during World War I, and was the youngest captain in the German air force, decorated with the Pour le Merite while still only a lieutenant and with 40 aerial victories at the time of his death.
He became a pilot shortly before the outbreak of the war, and when he was tragically killed in a flying accident during combat less than two-and-a-half years later not only was his name known all over the world but the whole of Germany mourned his passing. He established his reputation on the Western front first in reconnaissance, then in scouts, and, with Max Immelmann, he became the best known of the early German aces. After Immelmann' s death, he was taken off flying and traveled to the Eastern front where he met a young pilot called Manfred von Richthofen. Transferred back to the Western Front in command of Jasta 2, when new small fighting units were formed he remembered von Richthofen and chose him as a pilot for his new Staffel. Boelcke was killed in October 1916, although not before the reputation of his unit, together with his own, had been firmly established forever.
This absorbing biography was written with the blessing of Boelcke's family. Professor Werner was given access to his letters and other papers, and presents here a rounded and fascinating portrait of a great airman and a remarkable soldier, who became known as the father of the German Jagdflieger.
This new edition has been completely reoriginated while remaining faithful to the language of the time of its original translation from German in the 1930s.
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| No 56 Sqn RAF/RFC
| Total Clicks: 51 | Report Broken Link |
(Aviation Elite Units)
by Alex Revell
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (September 22, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1846034280
ISBN-13: 978-1846034282
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
By the autumn of 1916, with the formation of the new Jagdstaffeln, the pendulum of aerial supremacy had once again swung in favor of the German Air Force. The battle of the Somme in 1916 saw the RFC suffer losses of nearly 400 aircrew between September and November, and British casualties were to reach a zenith in the 'Bloody April' of 1917 when 319 aircrew were lost, killed or taken prisoner of war. This was the situation when No 56 Squadron arrived in France at the end of April 1917. Equipped with the superb new SE 5, it was the first fighter squadron of the RFC to be able to meet the Albatros and Halberstadt fighters of the Jagdstaffeln on equal terms. The squadron's pilots won an incredible tally of decorations, and by the end of the hostilities many famous fighter pilots had passed through its ranks - Albert Ball VC, Canadian Hank Burden and American Robert Caldwell to name but a few. In this fascinating study, Alex Revell uncovers the early days and development of No 56 Squadron, its victories and losses, and the birth of a proud tradition.
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| Italian Aces of World War 1
| Total Clicks: 96 | Report Broken Link |
(Osprey Aircraft of the Aces - 89)
by Paolo Varriale
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (August 18, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1846034264
ISBN-13: 978-1846034268
The Italian aces of World War 1 have gone down in history as the irrefutable masters of the skies in the battle against their Austro-Hungarian enemies. In this often forgotten theater of warfare these remarkable pilots gave the Italian forces an undisputed air superiority and left an enduring legacy as extraordinary men. Having interviewed the descendants of almost every Italian ace from the Great War, Paolo Varriale uncovers these fighters' incredible and sometimes tragic histories. Years of painstaking research has culminated in this truly groundbreaking study which brings to life the exploits of such famous aces as Baracca, Ruffo and Piccio, and the lesser known Riva, Sabelli and Nardini. Letters, diaries and unpublished photographs shed light on previously unknown personal and unit insignia, exposing many myths and making this a commanding addition to the aviation history of World War 1.
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| Pusher Aces of World War 1
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(Aircraft of the Aces - 88)
by Jon Guttman
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (July 21, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1846034175
ISBN-13: 978-1846034176
The quest for an effective fighter airplane to achieve air superiority during World War 1 resulted in a series of pusher fighter planes, designed with the engine at the rear and the machine gun at the front. These ungainly, heavy looking fighters did surprisingly well and they were able to hold their own against their German counterparts - including the Fokker Eindeckers with their synchronized machine guns - until 1917. By then, however, the drag-producing design rendered the pusher fighter unable to match the performance of tractor-engined machines. This is the story of the unusual pusher and its many aces, including Lanoe Hawker VC, who formed and led Britain's first fighter squadron before dying in a ten-minute duel with Manfred von Richtofen, American 'cowboy' ace Frederick Libby, third-ranking French ace Charles Nungesser and the aggressive Belgian ace Fernand Jacquet. Packed with colorful artwork of a variety of pusher designs, paint schemes, and camouflage from many different nationalities, this book guides you through the twists and turns of this bizarre yet surprisingly successful fighter during World War 1.
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| Emerald Ace
| Total Clicks: 84 | Report Broken Link |
by David Falash
Paperback: 354 pages
Publisher: Black Leaf Publishing (July 21, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0955990319
ISBN-13: 978-0955990311
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
A fictional memoir portraying the life of Mick Gallagher, a 15 year old Irish orphan with a love of airplanes, flying, and a passion for Ireland's independence from England. He inherits an Albatros D.V. Fighter plane from a German Ace who lands on his Aunt Patti's field and soon his dream of becoming a fighter pilot begins to come to fruition. As we follow him through his many adventures we witness him joining the Red Baron's flying circus; taking part in dog fights; falling behind enemy lines, and also falling in love. Before long his skills in the air as a fighter pilot, along with his notorious green Albatros earn him the nickname - Emerald Ace.
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| Fighter Heroes of WWI: The Extraordinary Story of the Pioneering Airmen of the Great War
| Total Clicks: 36 | Report Broken Link |
by Joshua Levine
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins UK (May 5, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0007274947
ISBN-13: 978-0007274949
Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
Few are aware of the risks that the pioneering airmen of World War I took. This oral history conveys the perils of those early days, the thrills of learning to fly, and the horrors of war in the air at a time when pilots carried little defensive armament and no parachutes. The men who joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1914 were the original heroes of flying, treading into unknown territory and paving the way for later aerial combat. They became icons for the soldiers in the trenches, and a stark contrast to the hundreds on the ground fighting faceless hundreds as men fought aircraft to aircraft and man to man—for the first time the air became a battlefield of its own. In 1914 aircraft were a questionable technology, used for only basic reconnaissance. But by 1918, hastened by the terrible war, aircraft were understood to be the future of modern warfare. The war changed flying forever. The Wright brothers' achievements of a mere 10 years earlier and Blériot's crossing of the Channel just a few years before the war seemed a distant memory as aircraft became killing machines—the war becoming the ancestor of the fearsome air wars of later years. The stories are presented to the reader in a frank and open way, revealing the feelings of the men who defended the trenches from above and witnessed the war from a completely different perspective. These first-hand accounts tell the almost totally unknown tale of men who rewrote the rules of military engagement and changed the course of modern history as a result.
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